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How long can you afford to stay in this phase? Is there some framework you can suggest where this path works?
by orangecoffee 6mo ago
How long can you afford to stay in this phase? Is there some framework you can suggest where this path works?
- sph 6mo ago“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” — George Bernard Shaw The antidote to runaway hype is for someone to push back, not to just relent and accept your fate. Who cares about affording to. We need more people with ideals stronger than the desire to make a lot of money.
- orangecoffee 6mo agoSure, hype pushback is fine.
- dgxyz 6mo agoMy existence is defined not but what I adopted but what I sabotaged or refused to deal with. 30 years in I haven't made a mistake and I don't think I am making one here. The positive bets I made have been spot on as well. I think I have a handle on what works for society and humanity at least. When I say AI, I mean specifically LLMs. There isn't a single future position where all the risks are suitably managed, there is a return of investment and there is not a net loss to society. Faith, hope, lies, fraud and inflated expectations don't cut it and that is what the whole shebang is built on. On top of that, we are entering a time of serious geopolitical instability. Creating more dependencies on large amounts of capital and regional control is totally unacceptable and puts us all at risk. My integrity is worth more than sucking this teat.
- orangecoffee 6mo agoWhen you say sabotage, how exactly? Or is it limited to refusal to use LLM, which is a strategy, but more like becoming a hobbyist programmer then.
- dgxyz 5mo agoWell it's mostly making sure the risks are properly traded off with suitable demonstrations.
- orangecoffee 5mo agoI guess a long way from "fucking loom smashing" then. Makes this whole thread moot.